4 days · relaxed pace

Lhasa Cultural Immersion

Potala + Jokhang + Namtso Lake — an acclimatize-first Tibet primer (permit required).

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Day 1

Arrival & rest

Acclimatize to 3,700 m altitude.

All day: Rest at hotel; take it slow. Hydrate constantly. Evening: Light stroll around Barkhor Street.

Day 2

The 1,000-room hilltop palace.

Morning: Guided Potala visit (only 1 hr inside allowed). Afternoon: Norbulingka summer palace. Evening: Rest.

Day 3

The holiest temple + monk debates.

Morning: Jokhang Temple + rooftop Potala view. Afternoon: Sera Monastery — monk debate at 15:00. Evening: Tibetan yak-hotpot dinner.

Day 4

Sacred alpine lake at 4,700 m.

Full day: Van to Namtso, Yampachen hot springs stop. Evening: Return to Lhasa.

The 3,700 m capital of Tibet — Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and the highest-altitude big-sky pilgrimage circuit.